A French woman died over the weekend after she was struck by a bull at a southern France festival race.The incident occurred after the bulls were released into the bull ring, the French publication The Local reported. The Cannes, France, native was injured when the bull jumped the fence between the ring and the stand, and threw the woman with its horns.The woman landed on her head and later died from her injuries, BBC News reported.The town's mayor said the woman was warned by people in the crowd that it was dangerous to leave the stands and stand next to the fence while the bulls were being released.

AIGUES-MORTES, Occitanie —

A French woman died over the weekend after she was struck by a bull at a southern France festival race.

The incident occurred after the bulls were released into the bull ring, the French publication The Local reported. The Cannes, France, native was injured when the bull jumped the fence between the ring and the stand, and threw the woman with its horns.